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Philadelphia City Commissioner Al Schmidt wears a mask while sitting at a table
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Philly Republican folk hero Al Schmidt is shaking up politics as usual at the PPA

The Philadelphia Parking Authority could vote as soon as next month to limit workers from taking on jobs like Ward Leader and Committee member posts.

5 years ago

Officers at the Cumberland County Prison walk the halls
Keystone Crossroads
Incarceration
Pennsylvania

Pa. commission votes to scale back ‘prison gerrymandering’ reform made last month

A commission added a carveout to count those serving sentences that will end after April 1, 2030 — the date of the next census — in prison districts.

5 years ago

A U.S. Border Patrol agent on horseback tries to stop a Haitian migrant from entering an encampment on the banks of the Rio Grande
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U.S. border agents chased migrants on horseback. A photographer explains what he saw

"I thought the Haitians were quite scared, and I think there was probably some panic which resulted in them trying to run around the horses," photographer Paul Ratje says.

5 years ago

A close-up of Lou Barletta
Government
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Barletta signs anti-tax pledge in GOP campaign for governor

Lou Barletta, the former congressman seeking the Republican nomination for governor of Pennsylvania, has signed a pledge that commits him to oppose tax increases.

5 years ago

U.S. border patrol officers are seen on horses, with Haitian migrants pictured crossing the Rio Grande below
Immigration
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U.S. launches mass expulsion of Haitian migrants from Texas

It's a massive show of force that signals the beginning of what could be one of America’s swiftest, large-scale expulsions of migrants or refugees in decades.

5 years ago

A Hatian refugee is transferred with their newly-born child.
Immigration
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U.S. closes part of Texas border, begins flying Haitians home

The United States is trying to stem the flow of migrants into Texas by blocking the Mexican border at an isolated town where thousands of Haitian refugees set up a camp.

5 years ago

Flight leaves Kabul
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International

Another flight has left Kabul’s airport, this time with 28 U.S. citizens on board

The Qatar Airways charter flight, which was the latest departure from the country now under Taliban control, also included seven U.S. permanent residents.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden disembarks Marine One upon arrival at the Gordons Pond in Rehoboth Beach, Del., Friday, Sept. 17, 2021
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One stunning afternoon: Setbacks imperil Biden’s reset

The wave of bad headlines came just as the White House aimed to implement a September reset.

5 years ago

Police stand outside a security fence ahead of a rally near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. The rally was planned by allies of former President Donald Trump and aimed at supporting the so-called
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Police say they’re ready for rally supporting Jan. 6 rioters

The U.S. Capitol Police have requested assistance from nearby law enforcement agencies, including the National Guard.

5 years ago

Philadelphia City Council President Darrell Clarke. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Housing
Philadelphia
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Real Estate

Philly Council president moves to limit affordable housing zoning bonus in his district

Council President Darrell Clarke aims to reduce use of a policy that gives the right to construct larger buildings in exchange for funding affordable units.

5 years ago

In this Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020 file photo, Chester County workers transport mail-in and absentee ballots to be processed at West Chester University in West Chester, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Pennsylvania
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Election security experts: Pa. GOP trying to play ‘Russian roulette’ with voters’ personal info

Republican lawmakers are requesting social security digits and driver’s license numbers, which aren’t public, of every Pennsylvania voter.

5 years ago

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Business
Food & Drink
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Philadelphia

Council reviewing plan to cap third-party food delivery fees at 15%

A bill before Philadelphia City Council would cap meal delivery fees charged by third-party providers at 15%.

5 years ago

Democratic County Council member Kevin Madden (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Crime
Criminal Justice
Government
Incarceration
Pennsylvania

Delco’s Jail Oversight Board to vote on the fate of Pennsylvania’s only for-profit county prison

The Delaware County panel is looking at late September or early October for a special meeting to determine the fate of GEO Group’s contract.

5 years ago

Pa. Governor Tom Wolf visits the Kensington neighborhood in Philadelphia, which he calls ground zero of the opioid crisis. (Tom MacDonald / WHYY)
Addiction
Public Health

Gov. Wolf calls drug issue in Philly ‘sad and depressing’ after tour of Kensington

Governor Tom Wolf said more needs to be done after touring Kensington and seeing firsthand the impact opioid use can take on a neighborhood.

5 years ago

Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Radio Times
Criminal Justice
Government Accountability

Right-wing extremists and the January 6th investigation

Supporters of the Jan. 6th rioters are rallying at the Capitol this weekend. We'll talk about investigation into the insurrection and about right-wing domestic extremism.

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